- Date
- November 3, 1988, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Linn, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6287ECessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881103049629A
- Case key
- 34718
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting to land crosswind on a 900 foot long dirt runway, the pilot decided he was too high and had excessive airspeed. He attempted to make a go around. However, he was unable to clear a dirt embankment and struck the nose wheel. Unaware of the extent of damage to the nosegear, he continued his climb out and re-entered the traffic pattern for an alternate runway, landing into the wind. During the rollout, the nosegear collapsed and the acft nosed down, sustaining damage to the propeller and left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6287E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46387
- Airframe hours
- 4,562
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cochran Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Cochran Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 25, 1988 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- MO49 · Washington, MO
- Airport
- NONE · Linn Tech, runway 17, 900 × 60 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 117 total · 11 in this make and model · 78 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JEF, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6287E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.